Japan Leads Far East Economic Struggle With China Trade
The article argues the silver purchase deal with China marks a turning point in Far East policy. It outlines Japanese efforts to dominate Chinese and Philippine markets, British currency moves in Shanghai, and American attempts to use silver purchases to expand trade. It warns open competition for China trade could empower Japan economically and threaten open door principles.
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New York
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Demands on War, Bonds, and Parades in Brisbane's Week
Arthur Brisbane describes mass power and bond issues as a new democracy from a single image of 160000 horses. Memorial Day parades honor aging veterans, while a Supreme Court ruling questions New York state wage laws. Alfred P Sloan Jr advocates modernizing industry to create jobs. Argentine locusts devastate cotton. farmers deploy walls, ditches, gasoline to curb swarms.
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United States Supreme Court
New York
Hughes
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
United States
Ministry of Agriculture
Arab Mayors warn Britain on Jewish immigration and land sales
Arab city mayors urge Britain to halt Jewish immigration and land sales to Jews in Palestine. The British response is expected to displease the Arabs. Report also says the Palestine central committee of the Communist Party is distributing material urging British soldiers in Palestine to mutiny.
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Palestine
Central Committee For Palestine
Communist Party
Monarchs in Trenches Touted to Halt Wars
President Lewis of Lafayette College argues wars could end if monarchs who voted for them were placed in trenches. He concedes this might prevent some conflicts but not all. King Features Syndicate.
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Lafayette College
King Features Syndicate
WNU
Ak-Sar-Ben Race and Wage Hike Across Counties
Lincoln State Engineer A. C. Tilley announced a five cent rise in minimum hourly wage rates on highway work for bids received after June 11. Increases vary by county and labor type, with higher boosts in Douglas and Lancaster counties and adjustments for smaller counties to offset weather and limited hours.
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A. C. Tilley
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Lancaster
Adams
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Gage
Hall
Madison
Scotts Bluff
Tilley
Omaha Woman's Press Club Announces Nebraska Writer Contest
State news notes the Omaha Woman's Press Club will host its annual Nebraska writer contest for amateurs and professionals with prizes. Deadline is November 1, 1936 and judges will announce results at the January 1937 dinner. Also, Nebraska game officials released 50 000 fingerling bass into the Sutherland reservoir system near North Platte and 250 000 fingerling pike are en route from Wisconsin in exchange for Nebraska canned carp.
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Omaha Woman's Press Club
Nebraska
Nebraska Game Commission
Sutherland Power and Irrigation Project
North Platte
Gretna
Wisconsin
Big Sutherland
When Jesus Died for Us Cross Study Lesson
A church lesson outlines Jesus death on Calvary and its meaning. It covers the crucifixion place, companions on the cross, Jesus forgiving those who crucified him, world views at the cross, the penitent thief, and Christ’s death with the noon-darkened world and the final surrender of his spirit.
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Lincoln Bank Clearings 1936 Far Exceed 1935 Start
Lincoln bank clearings for January through May 1936 total about 10.5 million dollars more than the same period in 1935, indicating a strong rise in commercial activity. The year’s increase reflects broad gains across local industries and trade.
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Lincoln
May Produce Cotton in Nebraska Rumors Cited
State railway commissioner Bayard-Will Maupin told the Associated Chambers of Commerce in the North Platte valley that Nebraska may someday produce a cotton surplus. He noted Nebraskans expect strong crops as a rule and that the state supplies surplus of four of the five staples bread meat sugar wool. D. J. Roach of Great Western Sugar reports good prospects for a crop on 40 000 of 60 000 acres in Nebraska with about 10 000 acres of contracted land not yet irrigated for seed germination.
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Bayard
Will Maupin
Lincoln
State Railway Commission
Associated Chambers of Commerce
North Platte Valley
Nebraska
Great Western
Grasshopper Infestation Warns Nebraska Farmers Urgent Action
O S Bare of the Nebraska agricultural college warns that severe grasshopper outbreaks are likely in parts of Nebraska if control measures are not begun immediately. Infestations are rising seasonally with millions hatching, urging farmers to use bait mash, while Rep. Guyer calls for a $250000 appropriation to fund western state pest control via the Agriculture Department.
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O. S. Bare
Nebraska Agricultural College
Bare
Washington
Kansas City
Kas
Republican
U. S. Guyer
House
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Nebraska high school graduations set new state record
Charles A. Bowers, executive secretary of the Nebraska State Teachers association, estimates 15,000 boys and girls will graduate from accredited high schools in Nebraska this year. He notes public high school graduates exceed 14,600, surpassing last year’s 14,300 record.
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Charles A. Bowers
Nebraska State Teachers Association
Nebraska
Fre mont financier T L Mathews heads Nebraska savings league
T L Mathews, an 87-year-old Freemont financier, was re elected president of the Nebraska League of Savings and Loan associations for his fifteenth consecutive term at Omaha. Frank B Sidles of Lincoln F O Robinson of Hartington and Harold D Wiese of North Platte were named vice presidents while Leslie E Martin of Omaha was chosen secretary treasurer.
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T. L. Mathews
Fremont
Nebraska League of Savings and Loan Associations
Omaha
Frank B. Sidles
Lincoln
F. O. Robinson
Hartington
Harold D. Wiese
North Platte
Leslie E. Martin
Attendance Record At Ak Sar Ben Omaha 1936 Meet
Ak-Sar-Ben opens with a new attendance record on Memorial Day surpassing 13 000 spectators. Riposo paid 182 40 for a 2 win, opening day finishes were close, and top racing officials ensured a clean, well run meet with ample parking and crowded pari mutuel rooms.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Ak-Sareen
Riposo
Ak-Sar- Ben
Martin Nathanson
Eugene W. Bury
Jack Hodgins
Nebraska Women Golf Tourney at Happy Hollow Club
The Nebraska State Golf Tournament for women will be held at Happy Hollow Club in Omaha during the week of June 15. Players from any club in the state are eligible to enter.
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Nebraska
Happy Hollow Club
Omaha
Legion Plans Quiet June as Bonus Funds Arrive
H. H. Dudley Nebraska state adjutant says June 15 will pass without a Legion program or membership drive despite $20,000,000 in new bonus funds. He rejects sharing member lists with commercial firms and notes the same policy for Nebraskans.
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American Legion
H. H. Dudley
Legion
Nebraska
Nebraska communities to send candidates for Miss Nebraska
Director W. A. Herington announced about 200 Nebraska towns will select feminine beauty contestants for the state fair pageant. The winner will advance to Atlantic City for Miss America. A field program starts this week to arrange local contests. Herington stressed the competition centers on beauty, not popularity.
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Lincoln
W. A. Herington
State Fair Board
Atlantic City
Herington
Lincoln Men Seek Special Stamp for State Capitol
Requests have been made to Postmaster General Farley by Lincoln residents for the issue of a special stamp to commemorate the Nebraska state capitol.
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Farley
Lincoln
Nebraska State Capitol
Highway Strike Ties Hastings To State Officials
Hastings workers on a road grading project between Heartwell and Minden enter the seventh day of a strike. Leaders appeal Governor Cochran and State Engineer Tilley for aid to settle the dispute and a fund is being raised for the most needy laborers.
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Hastings
R. L. Cochran
Tilley
Mien
Heartwell
Minden
Cochran
Yo-Yoing Endorsed As Eye Exercise By Optometrists
Dr Harold C Riggert of Seward told the Southeast Nebraska Optometrists association in Lincoln that yo yoing is not a fad. He said the rhythmic motion of the wheel provides eye exercise benefiting youngsters studying hard at school.
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Harold C. Gingert
Seward
Southeast
Nebraska Optometrists Association
Lincoln
Riggert
Lawyer asks delay in Platte River water suit hearing
W V Hoagland of North Platte representing Cozad Ditch Co asks Nebraska Supreme Court to postpone June 8 arguments in the appeal by objectors to Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District water grants. Hoagland says the court ruling breaches rules for placing cases on a proposed call before a definite hearing date.
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W. V. Hoagland
North Platte
Cozad Ditch Company
Platte River
Nebraska
Tri-county
Public Power and Irrigation District
Nebraska Supreme Court
Hoagland
Self Help Principle: God Provides, We Find Our Food
A saying contrasts divine provision with personal effort. It suggests that while God supplies resources, individuals must seek them, work for them, and use the means available to secure sustenance from the world. The message emphasizes self reliance and initiative.
One of the Hardest Jobs Where a Slip Means Dead
The piece describes log runners on swollen spring rivers facing deadly risk. Log jams form as hundreds of logs surge, forcing men to leap onto icy masses and use long peavies to pry apart key logs. Loss of balance often leads to vanishing beneath the flood.
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